How Madigan Builds His Patronage Army

How Madigan Builds His Patronage Army To Influence Elections
In this Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013 photo, Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, left, talks with Illinois House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, R-Western Springs, right, during a Pension Committee hearing at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)
In this Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013 photo, Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, left, talks with Illinois House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, R-Western Springs, right, during a Pension Committee hearing at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

When House Speaker Michael Madigan accidentally triggered a patronage scandal at the Metra commuter rail agency, it was the result of two extraordinary events.

First his request to boost the Metra salary of a longtime political worker was refused. Then it became public.

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